WWII Timeline Alt.

Manchuria Invaded

Mar 19, 1931

Japan invades Manchuria with the excuse that they are running out of land and resources. The League of Nations doesn't like them doing this, but does nothing.

Invasion of Poland

Sep 1, 1931

The invasion of Poland marks the offical start of WWII. Germans used the blitzkrieg tactic, and through doing so, won by the end of the month.

The Holocaust

Jan 30, 1933

Adolf Hitler becomes the Chancellor of Germany, and starts the genocide of all Jews. Millions of Jews were killed, along with crippled people, blacks, and gays.

General Embargo Act

Aug 31, 1935

Set a general embargo on trading in arms and war materials with all of the current parties of WWII.

Quarantine Speech

Oct 5, 1935

Through the suggested use of economic pressure, a forceful response, but not as direct as outright war, Roosevelt meant to negatively affect the warring Axis Powers of WWII.

Anti-Comintern Pact

Nov 25, 1935

Signed between Japan and Germany, furthering ties between them.

Rape of Nanjing

Dec 13, 1937

200,000-300,000 Chinese slaughtered and massacred by Japanese soldiers.

Cash & Carry Policy

Mar 8, 1939

If any country wanted to trade, they would have to bring USD in cash to American ports if they wanted to trade.

Lend-Lease Act

Mar 11, 1941

A law that started a program under which the USA supplied the allied forces with materiel between 1941 and 1945. Ultimately, it ended the US's pretense of neutrality.

Operation Barbarossa

Jun 22, 1941

Hitler breaks the nonaggression pact and attacks the Soviet Union; the Soviet Union joins the Allies as a result.

Enigma Broken

Jul 9, 1941

The Enigma code was broken by Allies and served to gain vital information about U-boat formations. It also lead to the term "Iron Coffins," which was coined due to seventy percent of those serving on U-boats being dead by the war's end.

Atlantic Charter

Sep 14, 1941

A pivotal policy statement which early in WWII defined the Allied goals for post-war world. It was drafted by Britain and the US, and was later agreed to by all the allies.

Hideki

Oct 19, 1941

General Hideki took control of Japan.

Arsenal of Democracy

Dec 29, 1941

A slogan coined by F.D.R., in a radio broadcast which promised America's help in fighting Nazi Germany by giving the United Kingdom military supplies while the United States stayed out of the actual fighting.

Executive Order 9066

Feb 19, 1942

Gave armed forces the power to force people or groups to leave certain zones.

El Alamien

Jun 1, 1942

A major allied victory, which secured oil shipping routes for Great Britain, and helped further the war supplies, which in turn led to more troops being deployed from Great Britain.

Operation Torch

Nov 8, 1942

Invasion of French North Africa - the first time U.S. troups see action in Europe - under the direction General Dwight D. Eisenhower in an effort to drive back the Axis Powers in Africa. They failed horribly though, with the cost of 200,000 American soldiers' lives.

D-Day [Disaster-Day]

Jun 6, 1944

Invasion of Normandy, France (Also known as Operation Overlord). The largest recorded naval failure known to date, even 70 years in the future. The Allied Forces failed to realize that the nazi's had a spy among them, and had already mobilized forces to Normandy's beaches and mountains.

Germany Takes Russia

Dec 11, 1944

With a show of overwhelming force after D-Day, Germany finally took the rest of Russia into their hands, killing hundreds of thousands in the process.

Rape of Britain

Jun 3, 1945

Germany takes over the entirety of Britain, killing and raping thousands for the enjoyment of their soldiers.

9/11

Nov 11, 1945

The Ether Bomb (Atomic Bomb) is made, and used on America's capital, Washington D.C., along with fourteen other major cities. America unconditionally surrenders to Germany, and Hitler has attained world power in only one lifetime.